The moss of 2025: The felted haikers

It has to be very wet to wet when the felt -like haircutable (Trichocolea Tomentella), one of the most beautiful domestic liver moss, is to feel comfortable. And so it

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News from the bearded vulture

Two male bearded vultures released into the wild in Berchtesgaden National Park - ‘Wiggerl’ and ‘Vinzenz’ to conquer the Alps

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Mushroom of the year: the crested toadstool

Every year since 1994, the German Society for Mycology (DGfM) has chosen one of the more than 10,000 large fungi native to Europe as Mushroom of the Year. On

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Orchid of the year: the mosquito orchid

The mosquito orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea) was named "Orchid of the Year 2024" by the executive committee of the Working Group of Native Orchids (AHO). The perennial herbaceous plant grows up

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The tree of the year: the real rowan

At the end of 2023, this year's Tree of the Year was chosen by the "Tree of the Year - Dr Silvius Wodarz Foundation" and its advisory board, the "Tree

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Bird of the year: The lapwing

Almost 120,000 people took part in the fourth public vote organised by NABU, the German Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union, and its Bavarian partner, the Bavarian Association for Bird

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